Originally posted by Dow Jones
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a) I was recruiting for an Analyst Programmer. Amongst the CVs was one for Arthur sent by NastyAgent.
A few weeks later I am recruiting a DBA. I select Arthur who was submitted by AnyAgent. I got a call from NastyAgent who said they got Arthur's CV in front of me first - it was the same Arthur but with differently tailored CVs.
I told NastyAgent to go away. NastyAgent phoned my boss and said they would take ClientCo to court over this. My boss told me to throw Arthur's CV in the bin and take on the 2nd choice.
Spineless manager.
Sorry, Arthur. Sorry, AnyAgent. Sorry, me.
b) I applied for a contract with Council through AnyAgent. NastyAgent calls me about a suspiciously similar role - I check to see if it is the same - they say "No, same employer but different department".
AnyAgent gets me an interview with Billy Boss of ClientDept on the 10th. NastyAgent then call with an interview on the 8th with Billy Boss of ClientDept.
I was the only candidate put forward for this specialist role. NastyAgent had put me forward to the client at a rate lower than I was being offered by AnyAgent.
My CV ended up in the bin and the position did not get filled.
Nobody got any commission, I stayed on the bench, the client did not get the job done.
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